Wartburg men's and women's track & field began their quest for a national title on Thursday, May 27 at the Irwin Belk Track at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. during the opening day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Senior Joe Freiburger headlined the .
Wartburg is the clear favorite to capture its first national title in program history. The top-ranked Knights enter the NCAA Championships with 15 entries, of which 13 are billed among the top-10 performers this season. Just about every athlete Wartburg has going to North Carolina will be doubling, including national leader
Dallas Wright in the 400 and 400H, as well as three of the Knights’ distance runners –
Christopher Collet (steeple-5K),
Matt Heinzman (1500-5K) – among others.
UW-Oshkosh sits second entering the NCAA Championships. The Titans are looking for their first national title since 2009. UW-Oshkosh owns 13 entries, of which seven are ranked among the top-5 performers this season.
The American Rivers Conference announced its weekly honors with Wartburg College represented with three awards, including the Male and Female Athletes of the Week in Joe Freiburger and Joy Smith.
The Wartburg women’s soccer team swept the conference weekly awards, with Joy Smith named the Offensive Player of the Week and Hailey Osburn collecting Defensive Player of the Week laurels.
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